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IsoBuster 3.5 was released today. IsoBuster now properly supports 64 bit addressing, so HD drives bigger than 2TB can now properly be addressed over that 2 TB boundary. That is of course not all, there is plenty of new functionality and there are lots of improvements. Go have a look at the release notes and get this version asap. It's worth upgrading !

As mostly is the case, we will be able to release a very nice new version before the end of the year. I'm quite happy with this release as it finally also fully works on drives bigger than 2 TB. Before it would only work optimally on the part below 2 TB. As usual this new version is a mix of new functionality and improved functionality. Go have a look at the release notes and test drive this version, it's worth it !

I'm happy to announce the release of IsoBuster 3.4. As always this new version offers a mix of new functionality and improved functionality. You'll enjoy the ability to find and use logical volumes, load LibEWF dynamically, change managed image file properties, find Linux/Unix file systems and more. Read about all the changes and improvements in IsoBuster 3.4 here.

We did not sit still and we're proud to announce the release of IsoBuster 3.4 beta. This version offers great new features again, together with the much appreciated improvements. We aim to please. Cool new features are: the ability to find and use logical volumes, load LibEWF dynamically, do some serious engineering with managed image files, find Linux/Unix file systems and more. Go check it out !

It's a pleasure to announce the release of IsoBuster 3.3. This new version packs a lot of new and old but improved functionality again. For instance "Extract but filter only MPEG" to extract and convert *.VOB files to clean pure *.MPG files. If you have an older 3.x version installed, you really need an update to this version. It's free afterall. If you have an older 1.x or 2.x version installed, consider upgrading to the 3.x range.

The year is almost at an end again (boy it goes fast). Time to share the latest and greatest changes and improvements in IsoBuster. Without much ado, here's IsoBuster 3.3 beta. Let me know what you think. There are plenty of changes, improvements and fixes again, so best update or even upgrade your current version !

I'm glad to be able to announce the official release of IsoBuster 3.2. This version is packed again with new goodies, improvements and bugfixes. The support for ExFAT for instance, but also support for XBOX file-systems such as FATX and XDVDFS. Neat is also the ability to do a scan for deleted files and folders in an NTFS file system. NTFS Undelete as it were. Besides all this there are plenty of other improvements and bug fixes as well. So check it out and download and install this new version.

It's a pleasure to be able to announce the release of IsoBuster 3.2 beta. This version is a healthy mix again between new features and improvements to the existing features. Combined with a few necessary fixes this is a must have version. If you're interested in ExFAT support, or you need to find your deleted NTFS files. If you need to investigate image files made for XBOX, or your Hard Drive was partitioned with an Extended Master Boot Record. Or simply if you want the latest and greatest, stable working version, then you really should consider getting this version.

An interesting new IsoBuster version is about to be released again. This beta version is almost ready for final release. There are plenty of new and improved features, but also a number of bugs needed to be fixed, issues that were introduced during the major code rewrite from 2.x to 3.x. And here we are, no known issues anymore and a much faster IsoBuster. You should check it out !

You have to check out this new version. It now also supports all sorts of memory cards, USB / thumb sticks and of course Hard Drives. All Windows / Mac partitions are shown with all their file-systems (volumes) and ... our brand new NTFS support is part of those file systems of course.

We released IsoBuster 2.8.5 today with a considerable amount of new features and improvements. This version finds even more file formats based on their signature. Some of these files are difficult to recognize, for instance most Office formats. Technicians and experts will also appreciate the command line improvements. They are already being used in a child abuse investigation. Make sure to also check out the other improvements and bug fixes, certainly a good reason to upgrade to this latest and greatest version.

Today IsoBuster 2.8.4 beta was released with a number of new cool features and improvements. The main advantage of this version is that it recognizes so many more file formats based on their signature. Some of these files are difficult to recognize, especially the different Office formats. Technicians and experts will also appreciate the command line improvements. They are already being used in a child porn investigation. Also check out the other improvements and bug fixes, definitely a good reason to upgrade to the latest and greatest.

Today we released IsoBuster 2.8 with a range of new cool features and improvements. The main new feature is plugin support and it is now possible for third parties to create plugins to support new or already existing image file formats for opening and/or creating image files. Also check out the improvements and bug fixes, certainly a good reason to upgrade to the latest and greatest.

Today we released IsoBuster 2.8 beta with a range of new cool features and improvements. The main new feature is plugin support and it is now possible for third parties to create plugins to support new or already existing image file formats for opening and/or creating image files. Also check out the improvements and bug fixes, certainly a good reason to upgrade to the latest and greatest.

IsoBuster 2.7 was released today. The main new features are support for interleaved files in the ISO9660 / Joliet file-system and Right to Left reading languages support. To benefit from complete support for all file-system types, download and install asap.

IsoBuster 2.6 was released today. The main new feature is the complete integration of Unicode in the GUI, which means that you can run the program on any system in any language, but more importantly that you can inspect any language disc or image file on any system. For instance inspect and extract Arabic filenames on an English system. The combinations are endless. Besides this major new feature there are again several new goodies to be checked out, so download and install asap.

We released IsoBuster 2.6 Beta today. This version will soon be released as a final version. The main new feature is the complete integration of Unicode in the GUI, which means that you can run the program on any system in any language, but more importantly that you can inspect any language disc or image file on any system. For instance inspect and extract Arabic filenames on an English system. The combinations are endless. Besides this major new feature there are again several new goodies to be checked out, so download and install asap.

We released final version 2.5.5 today. As explained before, when we released the beta version, the main new feature is the support for Expert Witness compressed Format files. But also some improvements and bug fixes worth checking out!

We released Beta version 2.5.5 today. This version will soon be released as a final version. The main new feature is the support for Expert Witness Format files. But also some improvements and bug fixes worth checking out!

Today we released an Alpha version of what should become IsoBuster 2.6. An Alpha version because we feel that this version may need a bit more testing, as we ported the project to a newer compiler, to finally be able to make use of IsoBuster's internal unicode workings via the GUI as well. So with this new version you can set IsoBuster to work in Chinese, for instance, on an English system, working on a DVD that has Greek file-names and so on. But read the full article to understand better and how we plan to release another beta and full version before we promote this alpha version to a beta version and finally a final version.

We released IsoBuster 2.5 today. Among other things, this version features some great improvements for the handling of Streams. UDF System streams, UDF Named Streams and Mac resource forks and properties to NTFS Alternate Data streams. If your hard drives are NTFS formatted, you probably want to upgrade to this version immediately.

IsoBuster 2.5 Beta was released today. Among other things, this version features some great improvements for the handling of Streams. UDF System streams, UDF Named Streams and Mac resource forks and properties to NTFS Alternate Data streams. If your hard drives are NTFS formatted, you probably want to upgrade to this version immediately.

Today we released IsoBuster 2.4. This version features FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 support. FAT is used on random writable media with internal defect management, such as DVD-RAM and BD-RE. But IsoBuster now also opens disk image files from other media such as hard drives, usb drives, memory sticks, floppies, etc. as long as they contain a FAT file-system.

We're proud to announce the release of IsoBuster 2.4 [BETA]. If you have feedback on this version, let us know ! The translators are put to work this very moment and soon we hope to announce the final release. This version brings several new features, including FAT (12 / 16 and 32) support. FAT can be used on random writable media with internal defect management, such as DVD-RAM and BD-RE, which is why it is now implemented in IsoBuster. But there's more...

Today we released IsoBuster 2.3 after a short beta run. This version further improves on finding Video on various DVD formats (DVD-VR, DVD+VR, DVD-VFR), so that you can extract the different recordings. Forensics investigators will also appreciate the ability to see when the different recording were made.

We released IsoBuster 2.3 in beta version today. All functionality intended for the final 2.3 release is included and tested. Let us know if we missed something. This version's improvements mainly cover Video recovery from various DVD formats, different recordings, time-stamps per recording etc.

We're on our way to the ESWC, a software conference, this year held in Cologne. Let's see if we came close to winning the Epsilon award. But that's not the main reason of course. Software conferences are a great way to reconnect with our colleagues and peers and learn about the new developments (and old stuff that simply needs to be refreshed from time to time)

IsoBuster has been nominated for the Epsilon award.The Epsilon award is presented during the ESWC, an Independent Software Conference, this year held in Cologne, Germany. Help us win the award by casting a vote.

IsoBuster 2.2 was officially released today.Read more to learn about the new features and improvements. E.g. command line parameter support and specialised tools for Business license (Professional) users, such as viewing extents, customizable file-system data etc.

We released IsoBuster 2.1 officially today.This new version implements a few workarounds and improvements that we didn't want to keep from you. No big changes and yet, they may be just what you needed. Read this article to see what changed.

IsoBuster 2.1 beta was officially released today.This new version implements a few workarounds and improvements that we didn't want to keep from you. No big changes and yet, they may be just what you needed. Read this article to see what changed.

IsoBuster 2.0 was officially released today. Read this article to see the changes.This is an exciting change. This version now also features the blue laser formats BD ("Blu-ray Disc") and HD DVD ("High Density DVD").

We're heading to the Independant-Software-Vendors' Conference, this year held in Cambridge. IsoBuster will be making the streets of the old centre unsafe at night... so hide your women and hide the beer (smile :)!

As you will notice, a new website was created, and released today. Not only is the "caped crusader" back, this site now also features a multi-language interface. Easily switch to Spanish or Italian or... Mind you, translations are still very much ongoing. A never ending job.

IsoBuster, the caped crusader and hopefully soon mascot of the software IsoBuster, is well known for its CD and DVD Data recovery capabilities, but he is rarely seen. We're proud to be able to show you a secretly taken snapshot while he was thinking about a new strategy.

The Spanish and Dutch dlls have been updated to the latest version. They are downloadable from the language dll update page. The Spanish Help file translation is still in progress but a first version is available.

For some time now all major players in the optical industry have been working on the successor of DVD. Indeed, a new disc type with more capacity, about 25 GB per layer as opposed to the 4.5 GB per layer for DVDs. Similarly as with DVD there are again two camps and unfortunately two competing disc formats.

After the last big translation action a couple of languages stayed unfinished. To renew interest other than after a new version release we would like to ask people if they are willing to complete a couple of the translations.

As of today it is possible to subscribe to an RSS feed instead of the Email newsletter. The Newsletter will still be sent, so you're welcome to subscribe to that as well, but because of the growing risk of emails getting lost in cyberspace, due to spam filters etc., it may be interesting to monitor the RSS feed as well.

The last few days we noticed severe lag and bandwidth issues with the website. We went to investigate and came to the conclusion that our host had changed its products and had set severe limitations to the existing products...

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